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Population (year 2000): 1,020. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,001 (-1.9% change)
Males: 458 (44.9%), Females: 562 (55.1%)
Houston County
Zip code:
55943
Median resident age: 44.1 years
Median household income: $29,236 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,200 (year 2000)
Races in Houston:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (43.6%), German (35.6%),
Irish (12.9%), English (7.5%), Swedish (5.5%), United States
(5.1%).
Elevation: 684 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Houston
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Houston city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 14.3%
- Divorced: 11.3%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Houston:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WINONA,
MN)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 25 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI)
- LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; LA
CROSSE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Houston:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 24 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 76 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Houston:
- HOUSTON COUNTY (about 14 miles; CALEDONIA, MN; ID:
CHU)
- RUSHFORD MUNI (about 18 miles; RUSHFORD, MN; ID:
55Y)
- WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 23 miles; WINONA,
MN; ID: ONA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Houston:
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WINONA, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 20
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 25 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 32 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 46
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
Public high schools in Houston:
- HOUSTON SEC. (Students: 229; Location: 306 W.
ELM; Grades: 07 - 12)
- SUMMIT LEARNING PROGRAM (Students: 21;
Location: 306 W. ELM; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Houston:
- MINNESOTA VIRTUAL ACADEMY (Students: 266;
Location: 306 W. ELM ST.; Grades: KG - 08)
- HOUSTON EL. (Students: 238; Location: 310 S.
SHERMAN; Grades: PK - 06)
- RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 56;
Location: RR1, BOX 103; Grades: KG - 05)
- MN CENTER FOR ONLINE LEARNING (Location: 306
W. ELM ST.; Grades: 00 - 00)
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